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Jim has $4,200 in his checking account to pay his rent. Each month, $600 is taken out of the account

for rent (no money is taken out for any other reason). What equation can be used to find m the
number of months it takes to have exactly $1800 left in the account balance?

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Answer:4200-600m=1800

Explanation:

4200-600m=1800

Subtract 4200 from 1800

-600m=-3600

Divide both sides by -600

m=6

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